Shoe.



H. M. PAUTEUX.

SHOE.

Patented NOV.17, 1914.

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-HYACINTIIE MAURICE FAUTEUX, OF MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA.

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The invention to be hereinafter described relates to shoes.

In order to more clearly disclose the construction, operation, and use of the invention, reference should be had to the accompanying drawings forming part of the present application.

Throughout the several gures of the drawings like reference characters designate the same parts.

In the drawings: Figure l is a side per vspective view of a shoe embodying the invention; and Fig. 2 is a section on line 2 2 of Fig. 1 looking in the direction of the arrows.

The main objects of the invention are, to provide a strong, durable, and economical double sole turned shoe inV which` the sole may be made much heavier than at present, and at the same time considerably more flexible than any other double sole shoes, and the means for giving the increased flexibility will be eHectually protected from the weather or external wear and tear.

This invention is an improvement over the applicants Canadian Patent No. 144,486 and is intended to remedy certain defects thereof.

In the drawings, l designates the upper sole, which is comparatively thin and is provided in its upper face with an outwardly slanting kerf or split 2, which extends around the sole parallel with the edge thereof and a slight distance therefrom. The kerf is extended to such a depth that the main body of sole l is connected to the rim portion 1a by a thin connecting strip of leather. This gives great iiexibility to the sole. Because of the thinness of the strip connecting the rim portion 1fl and the body of the sole, there might be a tendency for them to tear apart, at the kerf. To remedy this, a strengthening seam 3 is'run vertically through sole l from face to face, extends Speccaton of Letters Patent.

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completely around the edge thereof, parallel with the kerf and a short distance from the lower end thereof. This completely prevents any splitting or tearing of the sole below the lower end of the kerf and, at the same time,I greatly strengthens the rim portion and serves to slightly increase the flexibility thereof, as the leather will have a slight flexing along the line of stitching.

y In securing the sole tok the upper' the edge `of the sole is turned down at an angle from the body, tospread or open the kerf, and a line of stitching 4 is passed diagonally upward from the body of the kerf and through the upper 'placedthereon. As-shown in Fig. 2 the stitching 4 `is at rightangles to the direction of the kerf and` runs upwardly from the bottom thereof only, for a purpose to be later disclosed. After the upper has been secured by the stitches 4 the kerf is closed and cemented, and the upper is Another important feature of the invention is the interlacing of the threads 4 with the threads 3 of the strengthening seam. `As the threads 4 are passed back and forth in the stitching operation they cross the threads 3, and become securely interlaced therewith, each set bracing and strengthening the other, and both cooperating to strengthen the vrirn of the sole l.

As willbe noted, the sole l is made on the extended sole principle, so as to extend well out beyond the upper 5. The heavy sole 6, of the same shape and size as sole 1, is now placed on the under face thereof and secured thereto by a vertical stitching 7 passing through both soles. This ,lower sole 6 serves to strengthen the sole l, and also prevents injury to the stitching 3, from bad weather or other external causes. The lower sole also elfectually protects the weak point of the upper sole l, viz., the thin leather strip connecting the body of the sole with the rim portion la. The slight thickness of leather at the bottom of the kerf 2 e'ectually protects it from any dampness, grit, or the like which might col-` Patented N ov. 17, 1914.

Application led March 28, 1914. Serial No. 827,819.

tion, and use of the invention will be clear from the preceding` detailed description.

Having thus fully described my invention, what l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A shoe sole provided With a lerf, which leaves the body or the sole connected to its outer part by a thin strip, in combination with an upper, two mutually engaging` fastening means extending respectively through said sole from the upper and through said upper and the proximate part oit the sole to the bottoni o the kerf, a second sole and a line of stitches connecting the two soles together outside of said mutually enga ging 'fastening means.

2. A shoe-sole provided with an out- Wardly slanting lierf Which leaves a thin strip connecting the body of the sole with the outer portion thereof, in combination `with an upper, a line of stitches passed upwardly through said thin strip outside of said hert' to said upper7 an oblique line oit stitches extending outwardly and upwardly from the bottom of said kerl through said upper and interlacing with the line ol stitches irst mentioned, and a second sole stitched to the irst named sole at a point outside of the hert and stitches aforesaid.

HYACINTHE MAURI C E FAUT EAUX.

Viitnesses A. BASTIEN, il.. PlzzoooLo.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for live cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. C. 

